My heart missed a few beats when I saw Alonso losing control of the car. So glad it was in the long straight with run-off gravel, because it could have been so..so much worse, although if he was going to go 'flying' that would have been the exact place with it being on a full-speed straight and less downforce. I thought he'd made a ridiculous decision for not pitting, but have now learned it was a team order.

Terrible stuff from Force India.

McLaren need to get their act together, pronto.

Rosberg made his point by nipping at Lewis's heels, clearly faster and possibly could have had a shot at Webber (which he made a case for) but clearly Lewis is the favourite driver. That must have been a bitter pill for Nico to swallow those team orders.

Vettel/Webber.. Mark followed his orders, Seb followed his ego. I see now he's publicly apologised, and no doubt Mark is grateful Christian Horner's probably happy both cars came home in one piece.

I'm not a fan of team orders. It's not fair on the drivers who want to race, it's not fair on the fans who want to see a race, and when will the beauty of F1 stop being dictated to by tire performance?

Ferrari's actions at Hockenheim have divided opinion in Formula 1 circles, with the Italian team coming in for heavy criticism from the likes of Red Bull chief Christian Horner.Horner said the furore surrounding the incident was damaging for the sport. "It's a great shame for Formula 1 that the race was manipulated to give one driver a victory over the other," he told Autosport. "The only losers today are Formula 1."

I forgot about that, but none-the-less why did Mercedes keep him stuck behind Lewis? There was always a chance Webber's tires could have fallen off.

I guess they thought it was unfair on Hamilton to rob him of a podium because of their error, but most likely they see him as #1 driver. After all the effort they went to getting him there, they probably don't want to upset him. Although on the podium he was almost embarrassed to be up there.

Team orders are a bit of a joke.

That comment doesn't contradict Horner though - there's a difference between telling your drivers not to race and actually making the faster one slow down so their favourite driver can win. That race in question was a disgrace to Massa. Although both scenarios clearly denigrate the sport somewhat.

Ho..hum. Practice is becoming a farce. No-one came out in the 1st section until about 5 mins left to go. Gone are the days when the lower teams would jump out ('to clean the track for the rest of us' says Coulthard). It's all tires, tires, tires.

Ho..hum. Practice is becoming a farce. No-one came out in the 1st section until about 5 mins left to go. Gone are the days when the lower teams would jump out ('to clean the track for the rest of us' says Coulthard). It's all tires, tires, tires.

This year is between Alonso, Raikkonen and Vettel. Mercedes just don't have the race pace.

Good podium for Lewis. Disappointing that these days just clinging on to 3rd is seen as a good result.

I wouldn't rule out Lewis just yet. I think he's made an impressive debut in his new Mercedes outfit. Too bad for bridesmaid, Nico. He's got as much luck as Mark Webber. Nico is a very good driver, so I hope they sort his car out.

Mark Webber...I'm trying hard not to think of conspiracy theories..

Excellent race for Alonso.. but I wonder what Kimi could have produced had it not been for his shitty set-up for the grid start, and his battered and bruised car which he pushed to the limit.Kimi is like a shark. Absolutely love his driving style.

Decent finish for Jenson in 5th, considering how crappy McLaren are, with his teammate Perez in 11th.

One more lap and Vettel could have finished on the podium... but he didn't.